tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537526635495415147.post4019244815892912106..comments2023-08-07T13:46:19.609-07:00Comments on The Skyteahouse in the Cat Garden: Moving on Up... A New Season to GrowHazel M. Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10197804016297321160noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537526635495415147.post-83055448409526312682012-06-03T13:22:27.352-07:002012-06-03T13:22:27.352-07:00You've nailed it!You've nailed it!Narellehttp://hakea.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537526635495415147.post-18730344577412063472012-06-03T08:37:36.891-07:002012-06-03T08:37:36.891-07:00Thanks Narelle!
I wonder how much of this parent...Thanks Narelle! <br /><br />I wonder how much of this parent bravado regarding K is due to our own fears and insecurities? (I'm thinking of the stereotypical mom who gets teared-up saying goodbye on the first day of Kindergarten?) I will say that there is a habit here of people giving their children way too much information too soon, esp. in regard to transitions like going to school or an upcoming baby. Some parents like to think they are preparing their children, however, they often give the child more fuel for anxiety. I think adults forget that kids live in a different sense of time than they do and all this information is just confusing, distracting them from where they really need to be, which is in the present. (Think about how many adults strive to do that now-- to be present?) <br /><br />I also think adults confuse the ideas of when they (adults) need to know something and when a young child *needs* to know something. While adults can do a lot with information regarding upcoming transitions and events and do use it to more effectively prepare, many young children have no tools or capacity for this-- hence,the frustration, tantrums and sadness. If we put ourselves in their situation, their behavior suddenly becomes very understandable. Who wants to feel helpless.<br /><br />Stepping off my soapbox now... thanks again, Narelle. Coming from you--with your line of work-- it means something to me.:)Hazel M. Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197804016297321160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537526635495415147.post-80003103268927340422012-06-03T02:05:41.279-07:002012-06-03T02:05:41.279-07:00Love this post!
Going to Kindy is terrifying for ...Love this post!<br /><br />Going to Kindy is terrifying for kids. Adults miss that point. They are too busy trying to dismiss the child's fears by telling him he's a big boy.Narellehttp://hakea.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com